@@DBTS (Transact-SQL)

Applies to: SQL Server Azure SQL Database Azure SQL Managed Instance SQL database in Microsoft Fabric

This function returns the value of the current timestamp data type for the current database. The current database will have a guaranteed unique timestamp value.

Transact-SQL syntax conventions

Syntax

@@DBTS  

Return types

varbinary

Remarks

@@DBTS returns the last-used timestamp value of the current database. An insert or update of a row with a timestamp column generates a new timestamp value.

Changes to the transaction isolation levels do not affect the @@DBTS function.

Examples

This example returns the current timestamp from the AdventureWorks2025 database.

USE AdventureWorks2022;  
GO  
SELECT @@DBTS;  

See also

Configuration Functions (Transact-SQL)
Cursor Concurrency (ODBC)
Data Types (Transact-SQL)
MIN_ACTIVE_ROWVERSION (Transact-SQL)